For the sixth time, Polish Chamber Musicians' Association welcomes to the Jan Matejko House – a branch of the National Museum in Krakow for a unique festival. Outstanding performers, masterpieces of chamber music, and this year also premieres of new works! From 5 to 29 September, six concerts and two lectures will present concert customs, the works of underestimated, forgotten composers and the profiles of important figures in Krakow and Polish artistic life.
Since its beginnings the goal of the festival has been among others restoring the memory of the tradition of music salons, vivid in the 19th century. It is no coincidence that an important theme of the festival is the practice of home and salon music, popular in the 19th century, which in Krakow was not only an element of cultural life, but also created a space for the free development of national creativity, maintaining traditions, and performing jointly. It was also a manifestation of social self-organization, then developed in the form of music societies and subscription concerts. In the era of non-statehood, the salon was an active form of preserving cultural identity.
Concerts held live and rebroadcast on Polish Chamber Musicians' Association's YouTube channel. Admission to all concerts is free, however free entry cards apply [CLICK].
5 September 2022, 7pm
4 Hands Still at Salons
Sonami Piano Duo (Justyna Piękoś, Piotr Kędzierski)
Zarębski Piano Duo (Grzegorz Mania, Piotr Różański)
In programme: F. Poulenc, P. Kędzierski, H. Kulenty, M. Pawełek, A. Ignatowicz-Glińska, A. Piazzolla
Rebroadcast 9 September, 6pm
8 September 2022, 7pm
Zygmunt Noskowski
Ravel Piano Duo (Agnieszka Kozło, Katarzyna Ewa Sokołowska)
In programme: Z. Noskowski
Rebroadcast 12 September, 6pm
15 September 2022, 7pm
Forgotten Music
Katarzyna Duda (violin), Monika Gardoń-Preinl (piano)
In programme: Zygmunt Stojowski
Lecture: dr Maciej Negrey, 6pm (in Polish only)
Rebroadcast 19 September, 6pm
22 September 2022, 7pm
Polish Song After Moniuszko and Żeleński
Ewa Leszczyńska (soprano), Bartłomiej Wezner (piano)
In programme: K. Szymanowski, S. Kisielewski, G. Bacewicz, Z. Mycielski, J. Łuciuk
Rebroadcast 24 September, 6pm
26 September 2022, 7pm
Brahms and Viola
Jakub Jakowicz (violin), Katarzyna Budnik (viola), Grzegorz Mania (piano)
In programme: J. Brahms, P. Scharwenka
Rebroadcast 28 September, 6pm
29 September 2022, 7pm
Trout!
Paweł Wakarecy (piano), Anna Maria Staśkiewicz (violin), Artur Rozmysłowicz (viola), Bartosz Koziak (cello), Tomasz Januchta (double bass)
In programme: F. Schubert, J. Nowakowski
Lecture: dr hab. Agnieszka Draus, 6pm (in Polish only)
Rebroadcast 30 September, 6pm
